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Somayeh Sharifi, Maryam Lotfi Shahreza, Abbas Pakdel, James M. Reecy, Nasser Ghadiri, Hadi Atashi, Mahmood Motamedi, Esmaeil Ebrahimie
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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
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Chiara Tommasoni, Enrico Fiore, Anastasia Lisuzzo, Matteo Gianesella
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Carsten Kirkeby, Tariq Halasa, Michael Farre, Galal Nazih Chehabi, Kaare Graesboll
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Carsten C. F. Walker, Jill L. Brester, Lorraine M. Sordillo
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Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of subclinical mastitis treatment in dairy cattle on biomarkers registered with in-line sensors such as milk yield (MY), electric milk conductivity (EC), rumination time (RT), and somatic cell count (SCC). According to the results, treating cows with subclinical mastitis using SCC boluses and NSAIDs is effective.
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T. H. Swartz, B. J. Bradford, J. S. Clay
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ellen de Jong, Kayley D. McCubbin, David Speksnijder, Simon Dufour, John R. Middleton, Pamela L. Ruegg, Theo J. G. M. Lam, David F. Kelton, Scott McDougall, Sandra M. Godden, Alfonso Lago, Paeivi J. Rajala-Schultz, Karin Orsel, Sarne De Vliegher, Volker Kromker, Diego B. Nobrega, John P. Kastelic, Herman W. Barkema
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
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George R. R. Wiggans, Jose A. Carrillo
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jun Teng, Changheng Zhao, Dan Wang, Zhi Chen, Hui Tang, Jianbin Li, Cheng Mei, Zhangping Yang, Chao Ning, Qin Zhang
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Jun Teng, Dan Wang, Changheng Zhao, Xinyi Zhang, Zhi Chen, Jianfeng Liu, Dongxiao Sun, Hui Tang, Wenwen Wang, Jianbin Li, Cheng Mei, Zhangping Yang, Chao Ning, Qin Zhang
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